Tribe: Ephrayim (dwelling between Ramah and Beyth-Al)

Summary: 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 (DabarYAHU) was a prophetess and judge raised up by 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU’aH) to lead Yashar’al during a time of great oppression under Yabin king of Kanaan. She dwelt under the Palm of DabarYAHU, where the children of Yashar’al came to her for right-ruling. Through the command of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, she summoned Barak son of Abinoam to gather ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun to wage battle against Sisera, the commander of Yabin’s army. Though Barak hesitated without her presence, DabarYAHU’s courage and obedience inspired victory, for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 delivered Sisera into the hand of a woman—Yael—who struck him down. DabarYAHU then led Yashar’al in a song of deliverance, exalting the power of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 over the mighty and praising the willing hearts of the people who stood for truth.

Verse Locations of Calling and Major Acts:

• DabarYAHU judges under the palm: Judges 4:4–5

• Command to Barak for battle: Judges 4:6–7

• Victory over Sisera: Judges 4:14–22

• Song of DabarYAHU and Barak: Judges 5:1–31

Tribe: Dan

Summary:
𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤍 (Shamshun), born to Manoah and his barren wife, was chosen before birth to begin delivering Yashar’al from the hand of the Philistines. Consecrated as a Nazirite, no razor was to touch his head, for his strength was a sign of his covenant with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU’aH). His feats of might—slaying a lion with his bare hands, striking down a thousand men with a jawbone, and carrying Gaza’s gates—testified to divine empowerment. Yet his downfall came through compromise with Delilah, which led to his captivity and blindness. In his final act, he called upon 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 and brought down the temple of Dagon, destroying his enemies and sealing his redemption through sacrifice.

Key Works and Acts:

• Announced by a messenger before birth — Judges 13:3–5

• Tore a lion apart by divine strength — Judges 14:5–6

• Slew a thousand Philistines with a donkey’s jawbone — Judges 15:15

• Destroyed the Philistine temple in his final act — Judges 16:28–30

Tribe: Manashah

Summary:
𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤍 (Gid’on), known as Gideon, was raised up by 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU’aH) during the oppression of Midian to deliver Yashar’al through humble obedience rather than military might. Coming from the least of the clans in Manashah, his calling proved that deliverance belongs to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 alone. Through signs like the fleece of dew and the reduction of his army to three hundred men, 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 revealed His strength perfected in weakness. Gid’on’s obedience brought peace to the land for forty years. Yet his later making of an ephod became a snare to the people, reminding that even deliverers must guard their hearts from turning aside.

Key Works and Acts:

• Called by a messenger while threshing wheat — Judges 6:11–14

• Confirmed his calling with the fleece signs — Judges 6:36–40

• Defeated Midian with three hundred men — Judges 7:19–22

• Brought forty years of peace to Yashar’al — Judges 8:28

Tribe: Ephrayim (of the house of Alqanah)

Summary: 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤄𐤋 (Samu’AL) was born to Chanah after years of barrenness, in answer to her vow to dedicate him to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU’aH). Raised in the house of AlYahu (Eli the priest), Samu’AL ministered before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 as a young boy, wearing a linen ephod. When the word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 was rare in those days, YaHU’aH called Samu’AL by name during the night, marking him as a prophet. He faithfully delivered messages of judgment against Eli’s corrupt house and later served as the final judge of Yashar’al. Samu’AL anointed Sha’ul as the first king and later Dawid, establishing the prophetic order that guided the monarchy. His life bridged the era of judges and kings, symbolizing obedience to the voice of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 and steadfast leadership grounded in amat (truth).

Verse Locations of Calling and Major Acts:

• Birth and dedication: 1 Samuel 1:20–28

• 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 calls Samu’AL at night: 1 Samuel 3:1–10

• Word of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 confirmed: 1 Samuel 3:19–21

• Rebuke to Eli and judgment on his house: 1 Samuel 3:11–14

• Anoints Sha’ul as king: 1 Samuel 10:1

• Rebukes Sha’ul for disobedience: 1 Samuel 15:22–23

• Anoints Dawid as king: 1 Samuel 16:13

• Death and mourning of Yashar’al: 1 Samuel 25:1

Tribe: Unknown (but ministered in Yahudah during Dawid’s reign)

Summary: 𐤂𐤃 (Gad) was a prophet who served as a seer and counselor to Dawid, guiding him through the early and later years of his kingship. He is first mentioned as coming to Dawid when he fled from Sha’ul, warning him to return to the land of Yahudah. Later, Gad delivered messages of correction and instruction directly from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU’aH), including the command to build an altar on the threshing floor of Ornan the Yabusite after Dawid’s census brought divine judgment upon Yashar’al. His steadfast obedience as Dawid’s seer established the prophetic standard of accountability to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, showing that even kings are subject to the word of the AL’mighty. Gad’s writings and records concerning Dawid’s reign were preserved among the chronicles of the prophets.

Verse Locations of Calling and Major Acts:

• Advises Dawid to return to Yahudah: 1 Samuel 22:5

• Confronts Dawid after the census: 2 Samuel 24:11–15

• Instructs Dawid to build the altar: 2 Samuel 24:18–25

• Confirms 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄’s message of mercy: 1 Chronicles 21:18–30

• Recorded in the chronicles of the prophets: 1 Chronicles 29:29

Tribe: Ephrayim (Ephraim)

Summary: The judge 𐤀𐤃𐤋 (Abd’AL / Abdon)—whose name means “Servant of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU’aH)”—was from the tribe of Ephrayim, dwelling in Pirathon in the hill country of Ephrayim. He served as one of the final judges of Yashar’al before the prophetic era of Shamu’AL (Samuel). Abdon’s time as judge was marked by peace and prosperity, symbolized by his sons and grandsons riding on seventy donkeys, representing stability and order among the people. Though not much is recorded of his deeds, his life represented righteous leadership and the preservation of tribal harmony during a transitional period in Yashar’al’s history.

Verse Locations of Calling and Major Acts:

• Raised as a judge in Yashar’al: Judges 12:13

• His household and leadership noted: Judges 12:14